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42-76217

media-46805.jpeg UPL 46805 1LT Robert A. Siebel (R) and his crew chief SSGT Vernon E. Frost (L) with
P-47D-15-RE #42-76217 Code: C4-E
(the photo would not have been in January 1944 at Gosfield due to the invasion stripes on the aircraft)

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Object Number - UPL 46805 - 1LT Robert A. Siebel (R) and his crew chief SSGT Vernon E. Frost (L) with P-47D-15-RE #42-76217 Code: C4-E (the photo would not have been in...

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Units served with

Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys

365th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Captain Zell Smith Jr. of the 365th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Image via DK Beaumeister, via Zell Smith.

388th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Robert Albert Siebel

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Beaulieu

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Beaulieu

Revisions

Date1 Jan 2021 22:37:19

Contributor466thHistorian

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corrected serial

Date1 Jan 2021 22:36:57

Contributor466thHistorian

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p47_4.html

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